From the Depression to the Ammunition Factory : teenage years in the 1930s and 1940s

Introduction

Locality

Homelife

Homelife during the Depression

Homelife

Education

Entertainment and Socialising

Employment

Awareness of Issues

Introduction

Born 15 December 1923. Had three brothers and two sisters. Father was a Marine Engineer, mother was a housewife. Born in Thames, lived in Tauranga for three years, came to Hamilton just before turning five, lived in Claudelands.